Although there are so many things to do in London, some of which are highlighted in our Best of London Travel Tips post, you may want to get out of the city on day trip from London to some of the best places to visit in Europe. Here are five of the best London day [...]
At Europe a la Carte we aim to show you the best places to visit to Europe through our Europe travel tips. Here is our best of Vienna travel tips, collated from posts of the Europe a la Carte blogging team. I’ve also put together “The best places to stay in Vienna for all budgets“. [...]
Lisbon the capital of Portugal is one of the best places to visit in Europe. To help you plan your Lisbon sightseeing, I’ve put together Lisbon travel tips from several members of the Europe a la Carte blogging team. Jeremy Branham tells us his some of his top Lisbon attractions including: The Alfama district is [...]
I had lunch at Rogano in Glasgow in April 2010. The restaurant is in Exchange Square, just off Buchanan Street, close to Gallery of Modern Art. With its Art Deco style interior dating from the 1930s, the Rogano is Glasgow’s oldest surviving restaurant. Rogano exterior I did attempt to take some photos of the ocean [...]
Nothing beats a European city break like a good cathedral. Stained glass, vaulted ceilings, dusty floors and echoing walls – you don’t need to be religious to appreciate these gorgeous architectual monuments. Here are some of my favourite European cathedrals: Durham Cathedral – Durham, England I think Bill Bryson says it best: “I unhesitatingly gave Durham [...]
Edinburgh is one of my very favourite European cities and one of the best places to visit in Europe and that’s not just because I’m Scottish, so I was looking forward to reading and reviewing Andy Hayes’ Historic Walking Guides Edinbugh. As Andy says, Edinburgh is fairly compact so exploring the city on foot is [...]
Bremen, Germany, is a quaint little town just a couple of hours from the city of Hamburg. Bremen has become a hot spot lately with the continued expansion of Ryanair, who is offering frequent air service to the Bremen’s small airport from several cities, including Edinburgh and Manchester. After a short 10 minute tram ride [...]
As you may know, Edinburgh is the City of Festivals. The calendar is literally bulging with various events most weekends during the year. There’s a slight lull in the late winter months, but as spring arrives (as it has here in Scotland), the festival calendar has sprang from the frozen ground and is getting its [...]
If you haven’t considered joining Twitter yet, you really should. It’s becoming the web’s social hotspot and the developing into a very interesting travel experiment. Consider these two recent developments: Paul Smith is attempting to hitchhike his way to New Zealand, via Twitter. Portland has opened their online Twisitor Center. They’ll be more to come [...]
Maastricht is the southern-most city in the Netherlands, in a tiny land peninsula jutting out from the bottom of the country. This makes it almost in Belgium and almost in Germany (indeed you can cycle easily to both countries in one day). Politically, Maastricht is a very important place – the Treaty of Maastricht was [...]
